Development of the movement:

Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting activities began in Italy as early as 1912, but were suppressed during the 1920s and did not start again until 1944. The Federazione Italiana Guide Esploratrici was formed in 1945 to link the two existing Associations of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts: Unione Nazionale Giovinette Esploratrici Italiane and the Associazione Guide Italiane.